As we continue to post our previously recorded IG Lives to keep fresh content, we're looking forward to coming back in person in Spring 2023.

This episode features Samar, Archit, Carmina, Max, and Luis (from AS and Centro!) discussing student activism.

As we continue to post our previously recorded IG Lives (https://www.instagram.com/sjsumosaic/) to keep fresh content, we're looking forward to coming back in person in Spring 2023.

This episode features Samar, Carmina, and Archit discussing the fetishization of racial features and how our portrayal of beauty on a global context intersects with social identities and inequities.

Have you been missing us?? We've been on Instagram!!

Mosaic Station have been recording IG Lives all semester. Catch us there live next semester for videos at https://www.instagram.com/sjsumosaic/

We will also be adding the audio to our podcasts into this feed (the first episode is an Instagram exclusive - check out our Reels to go back and watch it).

This episode, Carmina and Sophia are exploring Latinx identities and Latinx heritage. This episode was released in October 7th for Latinx Heritage Month at SJSU.

For SJSU's Commuter Appreciation Week, we're proud to bring you a short episode spotlighting the lived experiences of SJSU Students who commute to campus. Today's episode also features an interview with the head of Associated Students: Transportation Solutions, Tiffany Rodriguez.

Links mentioned in the episode include:
Student Involvement: https://www.sjsu.edu/getinvolved/index.php
Student Involvement Instagram: @wowsjsu
A.S. Transportation Solutions: https://www.sjsu.edu/as/departments/transportation-solutions/index.php
A.S. Transportation Solutions Instagram: @ts_sjsu
MOSAIC: https://www.sjsu.edu/mosaic/
MOSAIC Instagram: @sjsumosaic

Host: Alexis Graesser
Guests: Shawdie Saeghian, Alan Nguyen, Izzy, & Tiffany Rodriguez
Recording, Editing, and Publishing: Jace Chang
Production: Jess Prudent

If you'd like to give us feedback on this episode, follow this link here: bit.ly/3jiO2ki

Join us as we chat with Charlie Amáyá​ Scott about self love, environmentalism, and settler colonialism. Connect with Charlie here: https://dineaesthetics.com

For Native American Heritage Month, we're proud to bring you a short series where we spotlight some of our amazing Native and Indigenous faculty members at SJSU. Today's episode features Kerri Malloy, an assistant professor of Global Humanities. He joins us today to talk about his experiences growing up as a Native American queer man and how he found his path to academia.

Links mentioned in the episode include:

SJSU's Anthropology Faculty page can be found here: https://www.sjsu.edu/hum/about-us/faculty-staff-directory.php

Kerri's social media links are:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/kerrijmalloy
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerrijmalloy/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kerrijmalloy

Music credit to Eekwol and T-Rhyme for "Revitalize"

For Native American Heritage Month, we're proud to bring you a short series where we spotlight some of our amazing Native and Indigenous faculty members at SJSU.

Today's episode features Alisha Marie Ragland, a lecturer for Anthropology and the tribal liaison for AB275 on campus. She joins us today to talk about her role on campus, her journey to academia, and how she has come into her Native identity throughout her life.

Links mentioned in the episode include:

The Urban Relocation Project and video can be found at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/urp/

Santa Cruz Archeological Society's article "Mamita's House: A True Tale of Tortilla Flats" can be found here: http://www.santacruzarchsociety.org/mamitas-house-a-true-tale-of-tortilla-flat

Bookshop.org link to "Mamita's House" can be found here: https://bookshop.org/books/mamita-s-house-a-true-tale-of-tortilla-flat/9781450546072

SJSU's Anthropology Faculty page can be found here: https://www.sjsu.edu/anthropology/people/Faculty/index.html

Music credit to Eekwol and T-Rhyme for "Revitalize"

The podcast will cover themes surrounding education equity and social factors that enhance or impede individual development. Individual development within the institution of education as well as life post a k-12 education experience.

SJSU professors chat about climate and environmental justice on this podcast co-facilitated by Chelsea Nguyen and Parul Puri as part of Earth Month 2021. This podcast is in collaboration with Office of Sustainability. Our Office of Sustainability can be found here: link

The Couch returns with a new episode. Our staff discusses the rise in anti-Asian violence, racism, and xenophobia and the impact that has had on us and our community. If you don't know, this is an audio track of our video recording of the Couch. You can find this video, and all of our videos, on our YouTube page: youtube.com/mosaicccc.

We collab with the A.S. Cesar Chavez Community Action Center to bring a panel dialogue with Alok Menon. Alok's an acclaimed artist, speaker, and performer whose work centers on identity, belongingness, community, healing, and being fabulous. They are gender non-conforming, transfeminine, South Asian, and an absolute joy to talk to. Join us for this wonderful conversation with Alok and since we know you will want more, Alok is a Spartan Speaker and will be speaking to the SJSU campus on Wednesday, February 24th.

Register for a special VIP meet and greet event and a chance to get Alok's book for free at tinyurl.com/CCCAC15VIP. Register for the speaking event at: tinyurl.com/CCCAC15Keynote.